Forget boredom. Make this school closure fun with ‘Stop the dam’!
This challenge, Stop The Dam, can help you get a better idea about your kid’s creative problem-solving skills and critical thinking ability.
Plus, it is a whole lotta fun!
You need:
- 1 plastic wrapper (An XL size, plastic shopping bag),
- A backyard to play the challenge in!
- A pair of scissors/ pointy instrument to poke holes with,
- 2 straws per person,
- 5-6 new, unsharpened pencils,
- 5-10 cotton swabs,
- A handful of stretchable rubber bands.
How many people can play?
- 2 players= 2 teams. You and your kid can go one-on-one with one another!
How to play?
Step 1: Each player gets 2 shopping bags. Fill water in your bag until full. Tie a knot on top to secure the ends of the bag.
Step 2: Each player gets 5 seconds to poke holes in the opponent’s shopping bag full of water. The poking team will get to hit the shopping bag one time only. No repetitive hits allowed.
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The goal for the opponents is to stop the water from gushing out of their shopping bag. You can use any number of tools to help you. You get 1 minute to stop the water from flowing out of the holes.
Step 3: The team who retained the most amount of water in their shopping bags wins!
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After completing this challenge, few things will be clear for you to judge:
- How good your child is at problem-solving,
- Whether your child’s critical thinking skills are aces or need to be upgraded,
- Whether your child can come up with multiple ways to solve a problem or not,
- Their creative thinking ability.
Are you ready to get your garden soakin’?
Tag us using handle @playshifu and let us know who won!